Body shape changes associated with reproductive status, nutritive condition and growth in right whales Eubalaena glacialis and E. australis

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service, the Northeast Consortium, and the Hussey Foundation through the Ocean Life Institute at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

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